JPH0611889Y2 - Car cowl structure - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention a. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a cowl arranged between a front hood of an automobile and a front windshield, and more particularly to a garnish arranged on a cowl upper panel of the cowl, which has a conventional air intake structure. The present invention relates to a cowl structure in which an auxiliary air intake is provided separately from the inlet.

b. 2. Description of the Related Art Usually, a cowl is arranged between a front hood and a front window of an automobile. Specifically, for example, when a section taken along the line IV-IV of the automobile shown in FIG. 3 is shown, the cowl 3 is arranged from the lower position of the rear end portion of the front hood 1 to the lower end portion of the front window 2 as shown in FIG. Has been done.
The cowl 3 is composed of a cowl upper panel 3a and a cowl lower panel 3b, and the upper surface of the cowl upper panel 3a is covered with a garnish 4. The garnish 4 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and a window washer nozzle 5 is attached if necessary.

Further, the garnish 4 constitutes a part of the ventilation mechanism, and as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
The outside air taken in from the air intake 6 provided in the vehicle is supplied into the vehicle compartment through the air passage 7 between the garnish 4 and the cowl upper panel 3a.

In FIGS. 4 to 6, 9 is a nozzle stay, 10 is a locking claw, 11 is a stay insertion portion, 12 is a tube, and 13 is a tube retainer.

c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention Although a conventional car cowl is constructed as described above, for example, the following problems are pointed out in this cowl. That is, in the conventional cowl, the air intake 6 is formed only on the upper surface wall 4a of the garnish 4 between the rear edge of the front hood 1 and the lower end of the front window 2, so that the air intake 6 is the first in the snowfall region. As shown in FIG. 6, it may be blocked by the snow 8 and the ventilation function may be impaired.

The present invention has been devised to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a cowl structure in which the ventilation function of the garnish is not lost even in a snowfall region.

d. Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a garnish made of synthetic resin disposed on a cowl upper panel between a front hood and a front window. An air intake port is formed on the upper surface wall of the garnish between and so that the air taken in from the air intake port is supplied to the vehicle interior through an air passage formed between the garnish and the cowl upper panel. In the cowl structure of the automobile described above, the garnish is integrally formed with a sloped wall that descends obliquely forward from the front end of the top wall and a vertical wall that descends substantially vertically from the lower end of the sloped wall. A ridge that forms a straddling auxiliary air intake and is raised at the rear end of the front hood with respect to the surface of the front hood 1. A raised portion is provided to cover the auxiliary air intake.

e. In the cowl structure configured as described above, even if the air intake port is blocked by snow in a snowfall area, the auxiliary air intake port is covered by the rear end of the front hood so as not to cover the snow. There is no major obstacle to the ventilation function.

f. Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the garnish 4 includes a slanted wall 4c extending obliquely forward from the front end of the upper wall 4a and a vertical wall extending substantially vertically from the lower end of the slanted wall 4c. It is integrally molded with 4b. In addition, these walls 4b, 4
An auxiliary air intake 17 that straddles the two is formed in c, and a raised portion 1a is provided at the rear end of the front hood 1 to cover the auxiliary air intake 4.

The configuration of the other parts in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the same as the conventional one, and the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the cowl configured as described above, the air intake port 6
Even if it is blocked with snow, there is no possibility that the auxiliary air intake 17 will be blocked with snow. That is, the auxiliary air intake
Since 17 is covered by the rear end of the front hood 1 and opens almost vertically, there is almost no possibility of snow entering the inside of the front hood 1, and even if a small amount of snow enters, it opens vertically. There is no danger of the auxiliary air intake being blocked by snow.

g. Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention integrally forms the sloping wall and the vertical wall located below the rear end portion of the front hood on the garnish disposed on the cowl upper panel between the front hood and the front window. Since the auxiliary air intakes are formed on these walls, even if the air intakes formed on the garnish top wall may be blocked by snow, the auxiliary air intakes are Because it is covered by the part, there is no danger of being blocked by snow,
Therefore, the ventilation function of the garnish is not lost. Further, since the auxiliary air intake 17 is formed on the garnish inclined wall 4c and the vertical wall 4b so as to straddle both of them, the air flowing from between the raised portion 1a and the garnish 4 enters the inclined wall 4c. Since it smoothly flows along and enters the intake port 17, air can be taken in smoothly.
Since the intake 17 is covered with the raised portion 1a at the rear end of the front hood, there is no problem in appearance. Further, since the auxiliary air intake is provided separately from the conventional air intake, it is possible to contribute to the weight reduction of the garnish and the material cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cowl garnish according to an embodiment of the present invention seen obliquely from the front, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a cowl including a front hood in the same embodiment. Moreover, FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a prior art. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a diagonal front of a cowl garnish. Perspective view,
FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a cowl including a front hood. 1 ... Front hood, 2 ... Front wind, 3 ... Cowl, 3a ... Cowl upper panel, 3b ... Cowl lower panel, 4 ... Garnish, 4a ... Top wall, 4b ... Front wall, 6 ... Air inlet, 7 ... Air passage, 8 ... Snow, 17 ... Auxiliary air intake.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A garnish 4 made of synthetic resin is disposed on a cowl upper panel 3a between the front hood 1 and the front window 2, and an upper surface of the garnish 4 between the front hood 1 and the front window 2. Wall 4a
An air intake 6 is formed in the air intake 6, and the air taken in from the air intake 6 is supplied to the garnish 4 and the cowl upper panel 3a.
In a cowl structure for an automobile, which is configured to supply air into a passenger compartment through an air passage 7 formed between the slanted wall 4c and the slanted wall 4c, the slanted wall 4c extending obliquely forward from the front end of the upper surface wall 4a, and the slanted wall 4c. The vertical wall 4b that stands almost vertically from the lower end of the
An auxiliary air intake 17 extending over the both sides is formed, and a raised portion 1a is formed at the rear end of the front hood 1 so as to be raised with respect to the surface of the front hood 1 to cover the auxiliary air intake 17. A cowl structure for automobiles.